PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1. EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A SERIOUS ILLNESS
Research your illness and treatment options and identify the most highly regarded medical & surgical specialists based upon your diagnosis. Provide you with a clear Plan of Action. Help you effectively manage your care on an ongoing basis, especially for clients diagnosed with Cancer, Aging, Dementia, Autoimmune Disorders, Neurodegenerative, and Rare Genetic Disorders.
2. FIND THE RIGHT PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
Identify specialists for first, second and third opinions on diagnoses and treatment options, all from the most highly regarded physicians, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
3. RESEARCH & EVALUATE TREATMENT OPTIONS
Research and help you better understand your diagnosis and treatment options. Guide you through weighing your options, so that you can make well-informed decisions for yourself and loved ones.
4. ASSIST WITH TRANSITIONS IN CARE
Ensure you safely transfer from hospital to home or rehab in a skilled nursing facility. Or from home or hospital to assisted living and/or nursing home or memory care.
5. MAXIMIZE SAFETY & MINIMIZE RISKS
Help minimize the real and serious health risks you face while you’re a patient in any hospital or healthcare facility. Among the biggest are infections, pneumonia and medical error.
6. EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISORDERS
Help you effectively manage a chronic disorder by utilizing the Functional Medicine and Functional Manuel PT approach to health and healing. Refer you to the right physicians, advanced treatment options, physical therapists, arrange private home care and hire staff.
7. ARRANGE FOR PRIVATE HOME CARE
Provide patients and family caregivers with the necessary guidance and support to rehabilitate at home. Arrange and manage homecare services, hire full or part time staff such as RNs, Home Health Aides, Live-ins, Physical Therapists.
8. ARRANGE & MANAGE SENIOR LONG TERM CARE
Provide seniors and family caregivers with the necessary support and guidance needed for healthy and safe aging whether at home, assisted living, a skilled nursing facility, or memory care. Offer guidance on choosing the best facilities for long term care.
Provide the needed guidance and support surrounding end of life care, including sensitive emotional and spiritual support for clients in need of making health proxy decisions for their loved one. Offer guidance on choosing a facility, setting up home or hospital based hospice, signing a do not resuscitate order, or dealing with one’s own emotional turmoil surrounding these decisions.
9. PLAN FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE
10. RESOLVE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUES
Medical Decision Support Experts
Livingwell helps you find exceptional doctors, outstanding hospitals, advanced treatment options, get second opinions, and manage transitions in care to include safely aging in place or a facility with dignity and health.
The initial consultation includes a comprehensive intake and professional assessment along with an Action Plan to guide your next steps. You can then follow the Action Plan based upon our expert recommendations or retain us to help navigate your care. We can provide personal ongoing support and guidance on an as-needed basis throughout your healing journey.
We will research all of your care options regarding the right physicians & surgeons, help you understand your diagnosis & treatment options, find the best facilities, identify home care & support personnel, and make recommendations to ensure that you receive the highest level of care at home, hospital or SNF.
You will gain a medical champion who will support and guide you and your family, while ensuring your safety and protecting your privacy.
Work with you, your medical providers and insurance company to verify your eligibility and benefits and secure all pre-authorizations. Then organize, submit, track and negotiate your claims, resolve denials and file appeals.
“My father’s very rare gallbladder cancer has been responsive (shrinking) thanks to the off-label cancer treatment Barbara helped us find, given his previous three surgeries & 2 rounds of chemo were not effective. Barbara’s research & recommendation methodology is thorough, clear & consistent. I felt confident that with Barbara we had a solid opportunity to consider every possible level of treatment available.”
Learn More About Our Services
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Provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your diagnosis, treatment options and plan for next steps
Research quality of your current physicians and surgeons
Help you determine best specialists to see, then refer you to the highest-rated physicians and surgeons
Identify right physicians and surgeons for second and third opinions
Liaise with you, your family and your physicians to review all treatment options so that you can make an informed decision
Provide medical decision support
Schedule appropriate healthcare related appointments
Help you prepare for and attend doctor’s appointments
Help you prepare for surgery
Provide you with post-operative monitoring, support and guidance
Organize your medical records and help you formalize any legal documents
Assist and guide you in the completion of an advance directive, living will, selecting a health proxy
Arrange for and manage your private care at home or facility
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Offer care navigation guidance during emergency room visit
Regularly monitor progress during stay at hospital, rehabilitation facility or skilled nursing facility
Communicate with medical, nursing and support staff on treatment goals and progress
Assist with discharge planning and coordination of home care services
Assist with transitions of care from hospital to hospital, hospital to rehab, skilled nursing facility or home.
Liaise with patient, family members and medical team
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Assist in identifying a safe and healthy living arrangement – Aging in Place, Assisted Living facility, Skilled Nursing facility, Memory Care
Do appropriate research and long-term care assessments
Provide care coordination and medical decision support
Liaise with physicians, practitioners, and family members
Ongoing monitoring of home care, assisted living or skilled nursing facility to ensure competent care is provided
Arrange private home care services to include hiring the most qualified live-ins, HHAs, RNs, PTs, OTs, RTs
Monitor and manage home care services
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Research diagnosis and treatment options to include appropriate clinical trials
Identify highest rated physicians & surgeons, locally, nationally and globally
When warranted, coordinate access to whole genome sequencing to facilitate personalized cancer treatment
Support and guide you during treatment
Review medical chart daily when hospitalized and discuss care
Coordinate access to European Biological Medicine for integrative treatment
Coordinate and manage home care support - hire RNs, PTs, OTs, HHAs, live-ins, etc.
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Obtain, simplify and explain client-specific information regarding Medicare
Assist with making insurance choices and applying for Medicare, primary, supplemental, pharmacy, and long-term care insurance
Review and explain all medical bills
Resolve insurance issues including grievances and appeals
Get Help For Any Health Issue Across The Life Span
Our MD’s & RN’s advise clients challenged with any health issue to include:
1. Aging Life Care - Geriatrics
Seniors aging in place, assisted living, skilled nursing facility, memory care
Vascular dementia
Alzheimer’s
Stroke rehabilitation
Trauma due to falls
2. Neuro-Progressive Disorders
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
ALS - Lou Gehrig’s disease
Parkinson’s
Neuro-Lyme disease
Stroke
3. Oncology - Cancer
Lung
Brain
Bone
Breast
Colon
Pancreas
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Leukemia
Kidney
Gallbladder
4. Rare Genetic Disorders
EDS - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
CMT - Charcot Marie Tooth
Goulds Syndrome
SMA - Spinal Muscular Atrophy
MD - Muscular Dystrophy
Cystic Fibrosis
Marfan Syndrome
5. Trauma or Complex Surgery
Traumatic Brain injury
Spinal Cord injury
Crush injuries
Complex surgery